States Meet Relief Load, No National Crisis Indicated
An Associated Press survey found most states expect to handle relief needs without a national emergency. Joblessness stabilizes in several states, with relief rolls rising in some areas. President Truman proposes federal home relief grants. five states pass or study measures to aid cities and counties. Missouri Iowa Kansas Nebraska Michigan Colorado Idaho reflect varied trends in unemployment and relief spending.
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Washington
Associated Press
A. P
Truman
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Colorado
Idaho
Missouri
Appanoose
Nebraska
LeCompte Addresses Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rep. Kari M. Le Compte told the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars convention that veterans groups are the nation’s strongest force against communist ideologies. The event occurred in Ottumwa with a parade planned for Friday night and resolutions and new state officers to be named Sunday.
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Ottumwa
Veterans’ Groups
Kari M. LeCompte
R-Ia
America
Iowa
State Veterans of Foreign Wars
State Department
Mine Workers Back to Pits on Monday
FITTSBURGH The UMW ordered 480,000 miners back to work Monday per John L. Lewis telegram to end the week long walkout. Lewis, amid new contract talks, said the strike would stabilize the industry. The contract expires June 30 and workers will take a paid week off after five days worked. Each miner receives 100 dollars on June 25 for annual vacation.
Gillette Arches Back in Switzer Nomination Clash
Des Moines reports hint at a potential compromise in the fight over Carroll Switzer’s federal district judgeship. Democratic sources name Gibson Holliday as a possible alternative, with others like Ed Halbach and William Riley discussed. Past disputes show similar outcomes ending in a compromise nominee. Bar associations across Davenport and adjacent counties urge opposition to any appointee not backed by the American Bar Association.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Carroll Switzer
Switzer
Senate
Guy Gillette
Gibson Holliday
Polk County Board of Social Welfare
Ed Halbach
Clinton
William Riley
Department of Justice
Mores
Holliday
Jake More
Harlan
More
Congress
Drake University
Polk County
Democratic Contrcl
Sitalar
Gillette
White House
Roosevelt
Richard Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Gil
Lette
Tobe Diamond
Mitchell
Henry Craven
Truman
Washington
Judiciary
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Davenport
Scott County Bar Association
Sen
B. B. Hickenlooper
R.s
American Bar
Big DAV Parade in Council Bluffs Friday Evening
Council Bluffs will host one of its biggest parades Friday evening as 40 units and four bands move down Broadway in a DAV convention spectacle. The route runs from Benton and Broadway west to Eighth, south to First Ave, east to Pearl, south to Willow, west to Sixth, and north to First. Memorial services follow at Bayliss Park at 7 15 p m. A firing squad from local post joins Waterloo's 16 men. Delegates include Mayor Wilcomen and state officers. Gen J M Wainwright praised. Natalie attendees expect his visit. over 200 delegates registered by Friday noon.
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Council Bluffs
Broadway
Benton Street
Eighth Street
First Avenue
Pearl Street
Willow Avenue
Sixth Street
Bayliss Park
George 8
Sparks
Carl Reitz
Watrrioo
David M. Brown
Akron
Ohio
Brown
Lauds
Wainwright
Cincinnati
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Ned Richards
Minneapolis
Minn
Lenox Bedford Men Object to Burlington Branch Change
The Iowa State commerce commission met in Creston to hear objections from Lenox and Bedford shippers and businessmen to Burlington railroad plans. The proposal would cut freight service on the Creston Amazonia branch by moving to triweekly runs instead of daily service except Sundays.
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Creston
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Lenox and Bedford
Burlington Railroad
Amazonia
Burlington
Henry and Mahoney Top State Groups in Iowa County Officials
Jim O. Henry of Carson was elected state president of the county supervisors group, and Paul Mahoney of 515 East Pierce Street was named state president of the county engineers section at Des Moines. Southwest Iowa leaders Dorothy Christensen, Chet Hansen, Emil L. Peters and others also received top posts. John Butter urged unifying road management under a single county engineer.
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Jim O. Henry
Carson
Pottawattamie County
Delaware County Supervisor Named President of Town Officers
DES MOINES Iowa—William Scanlan Manchester a Delaware county supervisor was elected president for the coming year by the Town Association of County Officers at the close of its three day convention Wilson H Hadley New Providence Hardin county supervisor was named vice president Elmer Jens Davenport Port Scott county clerk of courts was re elected secretary treasurer The group adopted a resolution asking the legislature to exclude county homes and state institutions from health department inspection rules
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Des Moines
Town Association of County Officers
William Scanlan
Manchester
Delaware
Wilson H. Hadley
New Providence
Hardin County
Elmer Jens
Daven
Port
Scott County
Health Department
Thunderstorms Forecast as Heat Eases Across State
The low 90s gave way to cooler readings with a Friday night storm forecast and winds. Temperatures may dip to around 60 Saturday amid partly cloudy skies and possible showers with highs in the upper 70s. Thursday’s high reached 86 and Friday’s low 66, while Sioux City reported 91 for the state high and 59 at Amex and Town City with no precipitation reported.
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Mercury
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Amex
Town City
Community Chest Budget Raises to 5317 in 1950 Plan
The Community Chest increases the 1950 budget to 531,173 from 1949 by 2,140 to fund three agencies Boy Scouts Salvation Army and Railroad YMCA. Additional staff needs include a field man for Boy Scouts a full time physical director for the YMCA and extra case work funds for the Salvation Army. The Girl Scouts receive 200 more for painting the Little House in Prospect Park. The board approved the budget and accepted Rev. Loren Works resignation. Campaign dates will be announced after plans are set.
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Chest
Railroad Ymca
Eckert
Boy Scouts
Salvation Army
Eckwert
YMCA
Alvin C. Anderson
Military Avenue
Drive
Council Bluffs
Prospect Park
Loren Works
Big Four Stretch Deadlines for New Accords
Paris report says foreign ministers extended their unofficial deadline to tackle the Austrian independence treaty and a German trade pact. After 11th hour sessions they recessed to Sunday with another meeting set for Monday. A near agreement on the German issue is noted, but east west differences remain central. The Berne rail strike clouds talks, and even with Austrian accord the pact could take months to draft and may not be ready for signature until fall in New York. Russia’s backing of Tito could shift if the Austrian treaty is signed.
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Paris
New York
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Austria
AEC Gas Pipeline Move Faces Senate Critique
Senator Hickenlooper denounces the AEC for a 10 million dollar natural gas pipeline to Oak Ridge Tennessee, calling it wasteful while Sumner Pike says switching from coal will save about 1.25 million annually. Pike cites coal stoppages and defends the plan as a reliable alternative. The hearings target Lilienthal amid charges of mismanagement.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Sumner Pike
AEC
Oak Ridge
Pike
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
David BE. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Homeless man given 90 day sentence in Chester
John Met Cafferty, 46, arrested as a vagrant in Chester. He claimed two homes and gave 714 McKelvie street as his address. Magistrate R. Robinson Lowry pressed for specifics and accepted the address as his residence. Cafferty was sentenced to 90 days for vagrancy.
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Chester
John MetCafferty
McKlvaine Street
McCafferty
R. Robinson Lowry
Lowry
McCaffferty
Beardsley seeks state conciliation for bricklayers strike
Des Moines governor William S Beardsley proposed a voluntary state labor conciliation service within existing laws to settle the Des Moines bricklayers wage dispute. He urged Master Builders and the AFL Bricklayers union to agree on a conciliator to prevent strikes and urged public spirited citizens to serve as mediators.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
AFL Bricklayers Union
Master Builders Association
Beardsley
Always Loyal to U S Judith Coplon Testimony
Judith Coplon swore she has always been loyal to the United States as she defended espionage charges. She denied being a communist or sharing secrets, and explained her ties to Valentine Gubitchev as romantic. Federal agents found counter espionage material in her purse and she discussed AMTORG with defense questions on foreign agent filings.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
United States
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
Miss Caplan
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
Palmer
Foreign Agents Registration Section
Amtorg
Miss Coplon
FBI
Resignations Sought by Katelman Over Alderman and Chief
Alderman at large Joseph B Katelman urged the resignation of Police Chief Frank E Altrock and First Ward Alder man Clarence Meldrum. He directed his plea to Major George B Sparks, saying if the chief ordered action he should resign and if Meldrum was in that condition he should resign. He cited reports that Altrock had told officers to pick Meldrum up if he got in his car. Capt. Montgomery said Meldrum was not picked at the chief’s request and the original report of an arrest on the chief’s orders was corrected.
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Joseph
Katelman
Frank E Altrock
Clarence Meldrum
George B. Sparks
Meldrum
Altrock
Montgomery
Montsomery
Red Leffer Day for McIntosh Family
Mr and Mrs B E McIntosh await a telegram from Portland Ore about the birth of a third child to their daughter Mrs Emmett McIntosh Jr June 17 marked the date for three family milestones It began with the couple’s marriage on June 17 1945 and includes two prior births all occurring on June 17 in years 1948 and 1949 or earlier.
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B. E. McIntosh
Avenue E
Portland
Ore
Emmett McIntosh, Jr
McIntosh
Pamella Elaine
LMG
Aon
Emmett Russell
Waterloo youth wins Iowa Junior Golf crown
Waterloo 1d year old Tom Crabbe from Cedar Rapids captured the Iowa Junior Golf Tour title with a 3 and 2 victory over Tom Rowe of Fairfield Friday.
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Waterloo
Tom Crabbe
Cedar Rapida
Iowa
Tom Rowe
Fairfield
Alderman Meldrum faces drunken driving charge
Preliminary information filed Friday in municipal court accuses First Ward Alderman Clarence B. Meldrum 41 of drunken driving. Local attorney Thomas Tacy represents Meldrum who likely will waive preliminary hearing and be bound to the grand jury. Arrainment set for 10 a.m. Saturday. $500 bond remains as appearance bond. Meldrum vows to fight the charge. Police Capt. Ben Montgomery signed the information. County Attorney Don Jackson defended not signing and explained procedures.
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First Ward
Clarence B. Meldrum
North First Street
Thomas Tacy
Meldrum
Allan Ardell
Tacy
Jude Ardell
Ben Montgomery
Don Jackson
Ardell
Jackson
Capt. Montgomery
Capt
Montgomery
Jef Altrock
Altrock
Yilet
Fourth Street
Broadway
Injunctions or Seizure Up to Senate WASHINGTON
The Senate faced a second round of labor bill arguments over how to curb disruptive actions. Five proposals clash on injunctive power versus seizure with Taft and allies pushing for both options, Douglas and Aiken favor seizure only, Ives offers neither, and Lucas backs limits. The debate intersects with emergency measures and a broader amendment package including oaths, disclosures, salaries, free speech, and good faith bargaining.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
D-Il
Aiken
R-Vt
Lucas
Uilhoiz
Ives
R-N.y
Apes
National Labor Relations Board
Dubuque Democrat Appointed to State Highway Commission
Des Moines reports Gov Beardsley named Frank B Kerrigan a Dubuque county extension agent to the state highway commission. Kerrigan, a Democrat, will replace John V Swaner of Iowa City and is the second Democrat on the five member body. The governor also named Dr Chester H Workman head of bacteriology at Iowa State College to the state basic science board.
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Des Moines
Frank B Kerrigan
Dubuque County
William S. Beardsley
State Highway Commission
Kerrigan
John V. Swaner
Iowa City
Chester H. Workman
Department of Bacteriology
Iowa State College
FIC Hearing Explores Price Favoritism Claims
Burlington witnesses testified Thursday they received no rebates or favored pricing from the big three soap firms. The FTC aims to prove Procter and Gamble, Lever Brothers, and Colgate-Palmolive-Peet favored chain store buyers. Company attorneys deny granting price cuts to chains or independents.
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Burlington
Ellington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
John L. York
Proctor and Gambie
Lever Brothers
Colgate- Palmolive-Peet
No Trace Found for Missing Clarence Lee in Missouri River
No trace had been found Friday of Clarence Lee of Council Bluffs who fell from a government boat in the Missouri river and is believed drowned. Lee lived at 2501 Fourth Avenue, and was not a member of the boat crew.
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Clarence Lee
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
Lee
Fourth Avenue
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Lenox
Bedford
Community Chest
Sart W. Eckert
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Raw Senate
Lutheran Welfare
Hietelson
Nurer
Caeden
Feeler
U.S
Star Witness
Red Leffer
McIntosh Family
Dubuque
FIC
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